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H. C. ORCHARD METHOD OF PRODUCING CONFIGURED PAPER Filed Feb. 18. 1922 Figz ' INVENTOR'.

Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN c. oaonnan, or-s'r. Louis, mssoURI, nssrenoa 'ro oncmmfi PAPER cou- PANY, or s'r. nonrs,' 'mssovnr, a oonronarron or MrssoUaI.

METHOD OF PRODUCING GONFIGD'BED PAPER.

Application filed February 18, 1922. Serial No. 537,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. ORCHARD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im-" provements in Methods of Producing Configured Paper, of which the following is a specification.

J This invention consists of a new article of manufacture, v1z., an article composed of paper or similar material having configurations imprinted therein neither by watermarking nor by ordinary printing with ink. This invention, furthermore, consists in the method to be used in imparting such mark-- ings or configurations to the said material and the formula of ingredients to form the bath used in such method.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a configuring roll, broken away; and

Figure 3 is a fragment of configured paper imprinted by means of the use ofthis mvention.

The tank 1, of any suitable or desired size, shape, or arrangement, containsliquid 2, adapted when brought into contact with paper (or similar material) 3 to impart to p it thereplica of configuration 4, or any configuration, found intaglio on roll 5.

Roll 6 revolves in liquid 2, being driven by shaft 7 in any preferred manner, and causes liquid 2 to come into contact with the-face of roll 5, revolubly mounted on or with shaft 8. A.- doctor or scraper 9, of any desired construction, lies close to the surface of roll 5 and removes surplus liquid 2 therefrom. Means for longitudinal reciprocation of the doctor 9 is not shown in the drawings, butit should be understood that such operation is preferable, in order to prevent-wearing grooves in the engraved surface 4 of roll V The paper 3 travels, in the direction indicated by the arrows, between roll 5 and the printing drum or roll 10, so mounted as to rotate on or with shaft 11, and receives the imprint or impression of the liquid 2 lying on paper 3 of a pattern, design, or configuration, as appears in Figure 3, that. is a counterpart or reproduction of that engraved at 4 on roll 5.

. The configuration thus imparted to the paper 3 isnot such as vis produced by the ordinary intaglio printing process or by the well-known watermarking process. The method used in this invention is much cheaper than either of those processes, and is performed when the paper 3 is dry, as distinguished from the wet condition of the paper when the ordinary watermarking process is practiced. .This invention is distinguished from ordinary printing with ink by the fact that no surface adhesions are left on the paper.

The product produced by this invention "is much more elegant than .a sheet printed ,with ink, its configuration somewhat resembling a Watermark in appearance; but whereas, a watermark is always lighter in color anthe surrounding material, the configuration of this invention consists of parts darker than the adjacent material. Another noteworthy difierence between this invention and a watermark is that water marks are nearly always blurred, cloudy, unclear, faint, and illegible. The mark produced by this invention is clear, vivid, and

legible, and its edges are not blurred. On

the contrary, this invention makes it possible to impart a design containing fine 'lines or ornaments, which design can be' readily seen in the paper and without holding it up to the light like a watermark, and every part and feature of such deslgn can be distinctly seen, even if it contains the finest tracery. Yet it looks like it is in the paper like a watermark, and does not rese'mble ink-printing.

The result is a paper of a great elegance and cheapness, adapted for wrapping candy,

cakes, and fine articles of womens apparel or anything else that will appear to better advantage in a dainty wrapping. It can be used, also, as the lining of boxes or packages intended for such recherch use.

Because of the distinctness with which the design produced by this invention can be seen in the material, the name and address of the tradesman can be impressed in thepaper or the like instead of, or'in addition to, the ornamental configuration, or some other advertisement can be used in it. The

ornamental /design may cover" all or any part of a given area of paper and may be of any pattern.

In sum, this imprint looks like a watermark, but is more distinct, and extends within one surface of the paper a sufiicient or sticky.

similar material.

The liquid 2 is preferably composed of a mixture of rosin dissolved in naptha, gasoline, or other mineral oil or with xilo or It is thinned with the naptha or similar liquid till its consistency is such that it is quite fluid in tank l-and stops easily on roll 5 and prints with facility on paper 3 from the intaglio part or depressed engraving 4 on roll 5. The consistency of liquid 2 will, by thinning with naptha or the like, be materially more fluid than for example, gloss oil, which is a materialglsed in rint shops to mix with the ink to make the 111k dry quicker.

The consistency of liquid 2 will be such that it will readily impregnate the surface of the paper ,3 to whicli'it' is applied. In most cases, it willbe applied to one side or surface only of paper 3, but may be applied to both surfaces.

Having thus described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit of all changes in form, arrangement, order, or use of parts,

as it is evident that many minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention orthe scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The herein-described method of producing sheet paper marked with a visible configuration immediately within one of its surfaces and visible on both sides of the sheet Without light passing therethrough, consisting in imprinting on one surface of the paper a liquid containing mineral oil mixed with rosin. g

2. The herein-described method of producing sheet paper having non-blurring marks therein resembling watermarks visible on both sides of the sheet without intercepting the latter between light and vision, consisting in imprinting on one surface of-the sheet, when dry, a liquid containing mineral oil mixed with rosin, the said liquid being of a decided fluid consistency:

In testimony whereof I hereunto alfix my signature.

HERMAN o. ORCHARD). 

